1. Why did you want to do this?I wanted another adventure to celebrate my 80th birthday. It took me a while to decide to ride from Alaska to Panama. 2. Why did you pick the route you are taking?We rode from Alaska to Mexico City in 2015, so I wanted to take a...
Robert Fletcher- you of course know about me from previous posts. There are five team members: Wayne, Yiota, Kim, Johanna, and Kyle. Three have provided a brief summary below. Wayne Grover- co-rider Wayne Grover is a long-standing friend of mine, through the Edmonton...
Edmonton’s Bob Fletcher is celebrating his 80th birthday by going on an adventure and riding an ebike from Alaska to Panama. A retired educator and cycling enthusiast from Edmonton is riding 13,500 kilometers over 155 days to break a world record, and he made a quick...
During his ride through northern B.C., Bob Fletcher said he's run into more bears and moose than any other time he's cycled through the area. Prince George was the largest city Fletcher had visited yet on his trip, having started near the North Pole. PHOTO BY KIM...
My 80 th year is quickly coming to an end as I will be 80 on August 19,2022. This year seems to have gone quickly and had some highs and lows. In September I flew to Spain and visited Madrid for a couple of nights prior to moving on to the island of Mallorca....
Here I am 20% through my Octogenarian Odyssey and feeling fine. I think it is time to talk about all of my fabulous sponsors. If you or your company would like to be involved with my 13,500 km journey through nine countries please email me at rdf3636@gmail.com and we...
By MORRIS PROKOPStar Sports Editor An 80-year-old Edmontonian, Robert “Bob” Fletcher, is traveling approximately 13,500 kilometres over 155 days from Alaska to Panama City on an electric bike. Accompanied by his long-time friend Wayne Grover, 69, of Edmonton, Fletcher...
The title of Bob Fletcher’s soon-to-be-written book is already penned: “Octogenarian Odyssey: Trading the Sofa for a Bicycle Seat. The title of Bob Fletcher’s soon-to-be-written book is already penned: “Octogenarian Odyssey: Trading the Sofa for a Bicycle Seat.” As...
The day by day could and will change especially if we ride further then expected on some days , or we might find a better place to stay for the night. Hotels after the Baja will be booked as we get closer as we will be mostly using hotels for that part as there are...
During yesterday's training ride, I thought about battery life, charging, and riding. The ride was 101 km with 285 m of climbing with the last 1/2 under the hot sun and a road temperature in the mid-thirties. At 72 km, I had had it and needed to stop for a rest...
During the last month, I had my blog redesigned by an incredible talented person in Colombia. Check out the site and see what you think. I organized a three-week tour of Costa Rica in February. Part of the reason was to test my fitness for my upcoming ride from North...